MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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